Found this box in a flea market in Germany. It’s from 1890-1900. The hair in the front is carefully woven and there is a small hole in the glass. Inside is a small tray it is removable for writing things… when I bought it, it was used as a sewing box. It even has a key! It’s a little damaged but I think I’d be damaged after so many years too. The hair is very very fine.

The PBS documentary "The 1900 House" was a documentary series about one family who was selected out of many submissions to live exactly how they did in the year 1900. They had to acclimate to living like how it was in every way such as heat, electric, rations, meals, appliances and 1900 fasion. The rules were so strict that they even brought in experts to fix the dusty old appliances with tools used from that time so that they could strictly abide by these restrictions.

I remember the mom being so frustrated (respectfully) by having to live within these rations and using those 1900 appliances to clean her carpets. She was so hilarious to watch. She actually walked away learning some valuable skills from having to adjust to this lifestyle, such as budgeting. I feel like this show was and is still so underrated for how awesome it was.

TROUBLING DREAM Results in TERRIBLE REALITY! https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2025/04/troubling-dream-results-in-terrible.html - This rather odd and disturbing account appeared in the London Star on July 21, 1818.

I know that the vast bulk of this subreddit is focused on later Victorian America and British culture, but was hoping someone could name a genre, or a few songs from before 1860.

Did popular music even exist in mainland Europe, or was everything a mix of old Napoleonic marching songs and classical music? I just speak English and don't know what to look for in terms of labels/artists/phrases, etc.

Edit: I never really considered that folk music is pop music. I guess early Victorian European pop music includes:

• Flamenco
• Polka
• Reels
• that one Dutch windmill song I don't know the name of
• The Can-Can from France
• "Music-Hall" tunes. Wikipedia lists the Can-Can as a music-hall tune, but also claims that music-hall tunes originated in Britain, when it was probably a trans-canal evolutionary process.

Hi, i'm new to most things viktorian, but fascinated. My boyfriend is also obsessed with it, and i want to surprise him for his birthdas, and give him some meaningful flowers. I couldnt find anything good online, so i thought i'd come here and find the two other poeple who are into flower language, maybe some of you can help me? I dont expect anything, really, if i dont know what to do, i'll just give him forget-me-nots qwq

This now abandoned High Victorian Mansion is a two-storey red brick residence that was constructed by a local farmer in 1880 The property was designated for its heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1997

Demonstrating the High Victorian taste for mixing architectural styles, the central tower and round and segmental arches are Italianate features, and the gables' bargeboard is reflective of Gothic Revival style.

The roofline is a major feature with its decorated gables, central tower with mansard roof, paired brick chimneys, wood cresting and fan-shaped finials. There are also a variety of window forms: bay windows, a French window, narrow paired windows, larger single windows, longer slender windows, and porthole dormer windows in the tower’s roof. Mixed with these different architectural styles create a unique display of wealth.

This now abandoned Victorian Mansion was last lived in sometime around the early 2000’s.  In 2003 it was on the real estate market for 1.2 Million dollars and ended up selling far below asking for $790,000 in 2004.

I first stumbled upon this house in 2012 while scouting for other abandoned places, I stopped to take some exterior photos and noticed that people were coming and going, it seemed to have been a business now rather than a residence.  Over the years this home had been on my mind and I often wondered what would become of it. On a day of exploring I drove by and decided to stop and get some drone footage of the home, I pulled into the driveway and knocked on the door to ask permission to fly my drone over the house – but I could see in the windows that the home was empty.

Trying a couple of other doors to knock again just in case, it quickly became obvious that this home is now vacant and empty, also a knock on one door caused the door to open.  Calling out to see if anyone was inside – I was met with silence.

Unfortunately, the inside of the home has been far too sanitized and modernized and much of its old Victorian charm is gone.  The tower, accessible by a hatch in the 2nd floor ceiling is locked with a padlock so I won’t be climbing up there.  After getting home and looking at my drone footage, it was noted that a roof hatch was open, this would have been accessible by climbing into the attic, and would also require me to go get a ladder..all too much effort that I wasn’t interested in.

On of the most interesting things, in my opinion is the old brick bar in the basement, clearly not used for a very long time but you can see that at one time, this basement room was great for entertaining at one time.

I am glad to know that I can finally stop wondering what this home looks like inside and that I’ve had the opportunity to explore it and photograph it.  I just hope that whoever owns this property can manage to do something with it, and not let it rot and deteriorate!  

Video Tour:

https://youtu.be/Gev1Kj2_PYU

More Photos

https://freaktography.com/abandoned-high-victorian-mansion-1880-heritage/

The stone is a deep red, sterling silver. Just wondering the age and if anyone knows a brand that would make this

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